2014/2015

2016/2017

DM270

L-OR/04 (ANATOLIAN STUDIES)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES

LETTERE ANTICHE

3°

1st semester (26/09/2016 - 11/01/2017)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

GIORGIERI MAURO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

None

The objective of the course will be to initiate the student into the study of history, society, languages, writings and culture of the civilizations of 2nd millennium Anatolia, with focus on the Hittites. An introduction to the Hittite language and to the cunieiform script will be provided. This part of the course is optional.

A) The first part will be a general introduction to history, culture, religion, and written and archaeological sources of the Hittite civilization and other peoples of the 2nd millennium Anatolia.

B) Hittite Historiography.

C) Introduction to the Hittite language and cuneiform writing. It will comprise the reading of short passages from Hittite texts in cuneiform.
This part of the course is not compulsory. Students who are not interested in learning Hittite can change this part with the reading of some books on Hittite history and culture (see "Bibliography").

Lectures

A) General introduction:
S. de Martino, Gli Ittiti, Roma 2003.

M. Liverani, Antico Oriente. Storia società economia (nuova edizione riveduta e aggiornata), Roma-Bari 2011 (the following chapters: 12, 15-19, 22).

H. Genz - D.P. Mielke, Insights into Hittite History and Archaeology, Leuven 2011 (the article of Th. van den Hout pp. 47-84 and another article in this volume by choice of the student to be decided with the teacher).

B) Hittite Historiography:
A. Gilan, Formen und Inhalte althethitischer historischer Literatur, Heidelberg 2015.

S. de Martino, Annali e Res Gestae antico ittiti, Pavia 2003.

G.F. del Monte, L'annalistica ittita, Brescia 1993.

C. Mora, "Una nuova scrittura per la storia. Iscrizioni e monumenti nell'ultimo momento dell'Impero ittita", in: E. Gabba (ed.), Presentazione e scrittura della storia: storiografia, epigrafi, monumenti. Atti del Convegno di Pontignano (aprile 1996), Como 1999, 23-42.

I. Singer, "Between Scepticism and Credulity; in Defence of Hittite Historiography", in: The Calm Before the Storm, Atlanta 2011, pp. 731-766.

C) Introduction to Hittite and cuneiform script:
Teaching materials (a short Hitte grammar and lists of cuneiform signs) and the set texts for classes will be distributed in class.

Students who do not follow this part of the course are expected to read two books from the following list:

G. Beckman, Hittite Diplomatic Texts, Second Edition, Atlanta, Georgia 1999.

E. Devecchi, Trattati internazionali ittiti, Brescia 2015.

K. Bittel, Gli Ittiti, Milano 1977 (for students with archaeological interests).

M. Giorgieri - C. Mora, Aspetti della regalità ittita nel XIII secolo a.C., Como 1996 (for students with archaeological interests).

I. Singer, Hittite Prayers, Atlanta, Georgia 2002.

and an article to be decided with the teacher in:

G. McMahon, Sh. Steadman (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia (10,000-323 BCE), Oxford 2011.


Students who do not attend classes must contact the teacher for the programme.

Oral examination

Nothing